Vols. for 1994-1995 distributed to depository libraries in microfiche.

General Note:

Special "80th anniversary supplement" issue published on Aug. 12, 1994.

General Note:

Special ed. for 65th anniversary of the Panama Canal issued at end of Oct. 1979, is also a joint issue with: The News: authorized unofficial publication of the U.S. Armed Forces, Quarry Heights, Panama, and includes the text of the Panama Canal Act.

Vol. VIII, No. 4 More Than 50 Years of Service to World Commerce Friday, July 11, 1969

37 Are Graduated

S'9 1', Graduating Apprentices

i c Urged To "Keep Current
3' IIe ye

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Don Musselman directs a scene in the United Fund
production of "Showboat" which opens at the Balboa
High School Auditorium July 18. Produced by Bruce

"Showboat"

Ticket Sales

Start Today
Ticket sales will open today for
the gigantic United Fund summer
production of "Showboat," the most
endearing and enduring musical in
the history of the American theater,
which opens at the Balboa High
School Auditorium July 18.
Angela Bomford, as Magnolia
Hawkes, and David Ellis, as the
dashing Gaylord Ravenal, play the
leading roles in the musical extra-
vaganza which has won the hearts
of millions since it was first pro-
duced by Florenz Ziegfield in 1927.
Showboat has rated four elaborate
productions in New York and three
movie versions since that time.
"Showboat" follows the life of
Magnolia aboard her father's steam-
boat theater on the Mississippi
River and her romance with the
irresponsible riverboat gambler.
The combination of romance, poign-
ancy, recollections of picturesque
Mississippi showboating days and
the beloved melodies such as "Old
Man River," "Bill," "Can't Help
Lovin' Dat Man," "Make Believe,"
"Why Do I Love You," and many
other tunes make it the classic
American show.
Other leading players in the
musical comedy include Robert
Wright as Cap'n Andy, the genial
proprietor of the showboat; Jan
Hampel as his puritanical wife,
Parthy Ann Hawkes; Linda Wood-
ruff as the hapless Julie; Lois Bos-
twick and Kaye Richey as the loyal
showboat troupers, Ellie and Frank;
Arnold Walters as the work-ridden
Negro, Joe; and Ruby Wolfolk as
the good-natured showboat cook,
Queenie.
A supporting cast, plus the sing-
ing and dancing choruses which
includes more than 80 persons from
Panama, the Canal Zone, and the
U.S. military and their dependents,
promises one of the most entertain-
ing of all United Fund productions.
"Showboat" is being directed by
Don Musselman and produced by
Bruce Quinn who also has done the
set design. Musical direction is by
U.S. Air Force Capt. Loren John-
son, choreography, by Tony Mata
and lighting, by Al Johnson.
(Continued on p. 4)

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Quinn who also did the set design. "Showboat" runs
until August 2. For tickets call Balboa 2844 or Panama
62-4587 between 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Canal Electrician

Wins Scholarship

Robert S. Flumach, electrician
employed by the Electrical Divi-
sion in Balboa, has been awarded
a 4-year college scholarship by the
International Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers.
The scholarship is one of 12
available this year and was won
by Flumach in competition with
Electrical Union members from all
over the world, mainly the United
States and Canada.
He is the second young man from
the Canal Zone to get the union
scholarship. The first went to Daniel
George, who later received a degree
in electrical engineering from
Louisiana State University.
The scholarship is open to
any member of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
who has been a member in good
standing for 5 years and who has
been working at least 1 year as a
journeyman after completing his
apprenticeship. The applicant must
be under 30 years of age.
Flumach, who will get $2,500 a
year for a 4-year-course of study,
plans to attend Texas A. and M.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Flumach of Balboa and is a
graduate of Balboa High School in
the class of 1960. He completed a
4-year apprenticeship with the Pan-

Liquid Suns Combo at
Coco Solo Teen Dance
The Liquid Suns Combo will
play the Coco Solo Teen Club dance.
tonight from 7:30 to 11:30. Admis-
sion is 50 cents.

Robert S. Flumach

ama Canal as an electrician in 1964
and has been working as an elec-
trician since that time. He is a
member of Local 397.
He and his wife and daughter
will go to the United States in
August and will live in College
Station. Tex.. while he is in school.

Thirty-seven apprentices, the
largest number in the history of
the Panama Canal Apprenticeship
Program, received Certificates of
Completion in a ceremony held at
the Personnel Bureau's Training
Center Annex, Balboa Heights, last
week.
Eleven of the graduates are em-
ployees of the U.S. Army Southern
Command and 26 are with the
Canal organization. This is the
largest number of apprentices also
for the Army since it began par-
ticipating in the program in 1963.
Approximately 70 parents, wives,
and other guests of members of the
graduating class attended the cere-
mony which also included the pre-
sentation of Outstanding Perform-
ance awards to four of the Canal
apprentices.
The honor graduate for the 1969
class is William L. Benny, Jr., elec-
trician in the Locks Division. The
other three recognized for Out-
standing Performance are: Roderick
N. Macdonell, electrician, Locks
Division; Hubert G. Ranger, rigger,
Industrial Division, and William L.
Catron, refrigeration and air-condi-
tioning mechanic. Herschell W.
Dempsey, Jr., printer, Printing
Plant, also received an Outstand-
ing Performance award but it was
presented to him in April prior to
his departure for service in the
Army.
The U.S. Army Southern Com-
mand presented two of the Army
apprentices with Sustained Superior
Performance Awards. They are
Miguel H. Machado, plumber, and
Leroy F. Skinner, cablesplicer.
Maurice B. Nickel, Chief, In-
dustrial Division, introduced the
honored guests and pointed out that
the apprentices, representing 18
different skills, will be a tremend-
ous asset to the skilled force com-
plement on the Isthmus.
Acting Gov. R. S. Hartline gave
the graduation address. He said,
"I've been greatly impressed by the
many congratulatory messages we
have received from all parts of the

Acting Gov. R. S. Hartline presents an Outstanding Performance Award
to William L. Benny, Jr., honor graduate, at the 1969 Apprentice Gradua-
tion Ceremony. Benny is an electrician in the Locks Division. Colonel
Hartline gave the graduation address and presented special awards at the
program which was held in the Canal Personnel Bureau's Training Center
Annex in Balboa Heights.

world, praising the Canal organiza-
tion for its efficiency and service.
The messages come from shipping
organizations, government repre-
sentatives, and from many, many
people who have transited the
Canal as tourists.
"These messages, translated into
meaningful people-terms, reflect
favorably on the competence, serv-
ice, and skill of many dedicated
employees-your coworkers and
mine.
"The apprentice program is one
of many important employee devel-
opment programs conducted by the
Canal organization and the military
agencies. Because of the very na-
ture of the special training, we con-
sider the apprentice program most
vital to our primary mission, the
transiting of ships representing
world commerce from one ocean to
another, around the clock, every
day of the year.
"The very nature and the variety
of the industrial skills represented
by the apprenticeships listed in the
program reflect the important role
the graduates will play in fulfilling
the important task of operating and
maintaining the Canal."
He also encouraged the men to
keep current with the technological
advancement in their crafts and to
(Continued on p. 4)

Special Mail

Service Fees

Will Increase
Special mail service fees will be
increased at Canal Zone post offices
beginning July 14, according to
David C. Rose, Director of Posts.
Registry fees for mail going to
points in the Canal Zone, the
United States, its territories and
possessions, have been raised from
75 to 80 cents for declared value up
to $100. All other registration fees
based on declared values of more
than $100 are increased by 5 cents.
There is an increase in fee from 75
to 80 cents for foreign destination
registered mail also.
Fees for return receipts requested
at time of mailing, showing to
whom and when delivered, will be
increased from 10 to 15 cents for
numbered insured, certified, and
registered mail going to addresses
in the Canal Zone, the United
States, its possessions and territories,
and from 13 to 15 cents for insured
and registered mail going to foreign
destinations.
Special delivery fees for service
to the United States, its territories,
and possessions, have been in-
creased for first class, airmail, and
priority mail. The present rates of
30, 15, and 60 cents (depending on
the weight of the articles mailed)
have been increased to 45, 60, and
75 cents.
For letters, letter packages, post-
cards, and airmail for other articles
to foreign destinations, the present
fees of 30, 45, and 60 cents are
increased to 45, 60, and 75 cents.
For surface mailing of other articles,
the present fees of 55, 65, and 80
cents are increased to 65, 75, and
90 cents.

SPILLWAY
The PANAMA CANAL SPILLWAY is an11
official publication of the Panama
Canal, Balboa Heights, C.Z. News
articles and pictures contained in it
are made available to all interested
news media for whatever use they
may wish to make of them and may
he reprinted without official clearance.
W. P. LEBER
Governor of the Canal Zone
R. S. HARTLINE
Lieutenant Governor
FRANK A. BALDWIN
Information Officer
Material intended for publication in
the SPILLWAY should be delivered to
the Panama Canal Press Office or
mailed to PANAMA CANAL SPILLWAY,
Box M, Balboa Heights, C.Z.
Distributed free to all Panama
Canal employees. Subscription cost
for others (including mailing) $2.60 a
year. Make checks payable to Panama
Canal Company and address to:
SPILLWAY Subscriptions, Box M,
Balboa Heights, C.Z.

Security is important; opportunity,
vital.

Silent night . .isn't.
a 0 o*
Modern education enables the
crises of adolescence to reach the
chaos of maturity.

For Motorists
The U.S. Air Force issued a
warning recently that the mixing of
conventional and radial tires is a
dangerous practice. While inves-
tigating a head-on-crash involving
a privately owned vehicle in which
one person was killed, the Air Force
found that the use of a radial tire
on the right front wheel along with
conventional tires on the other three
wheels was a significant factor in
the accident. It was suspected that
the radial tire held a true track
while the conventional tires skidded,
causing the crash.
Preferably, radial tires would be
installed on all four wheels but if
only two radial tires are used, they
should always be placed on the rear
wheels. Radials should never be
used on the front wheels with con-
ventional tires on the rear. The
basic design of radial tires is such
that when turning the steering
wheel, they immediately take up the
new heading without the normal
side deflection of conventional tires.
In a slight skid situation with
radial tires on the front only, the
front tires will hold a true grip
allowing the rear tires to break loose
resulting in a severe skid. The use
of one radial tire on the front with
conventional tires on the other three
wheels is considered extremely dan-
gerous and will make control of a
vehicle difficult even under ideal
road conditions.
Radial tires are those on which
the tread runs at right angles to the
circumference of the tire.

Wayne Thors' book Flying for
Fun or Business says that it con-
tains all the information you need
to decide if you want to learn to
fly and eventually own your own
plane. It does not give flying in-
structions but does give much in-
formation about private flying, costs,
how and where to learn and what
you need to study. Photographs and
descriptions of 70 light planes make
up most of the book.
Pan American Highway Guide is
an annual publication with all types
of information needed by the
traveler over the highway. This
year's edition is comprehensive with
profile maps and many details of
all countries from the U.S. border
to Patagonia. Not a hotel guide, this
good booklet does give border in-
formation, road conditions, informa-
tion on railroads, buses, and steam-
ship lines which can make the jour-
ney shorter.
Robert Merle's The Day of the

"Sweet Charity"

Benefit Premiere

Tickets on Sale
The premiere of the motion pic-
ture "Sweet Charity" starring Shir-
ley McLaine, Sammy Davis, Jr.,
and Ricardo Montalb.n, will be
held July 17 in the Metro Theater
in Panama. Proceeds will go toward
assisting the Santo Tomis Hospital
Bloodbank.
The gala opening of this well-
known film is sponsored by the grad-
uating class of the Albert Einstein
School in Panama. Among the door
prizes are a round trip ticket to
Miami by Pan American World
Airways as first prize; a round trip
to Bogota by Braniff International
Airways, second; and a round trip
to San Jose, Costa Rica, by Taca
International Airways, as third.
Tickets are on sale at $5 each
and may be purchased at the in-
formation desk in the rotunda of
the Administration Building and at
the USO-JWB in Balboa.

Page 2

Dolphin is an interesting but me-
diocre novel set in Florida between
1970 and 1973, which tells about a
scientist's successful attempts to
communicate with dolphins. The
book is a translation from French
and is mediocre because the view
of the United States is a caricature
and the characters are thin and
unreal. The interesting part is about
training the dolphins.
Send Him Victorious by Douglas
Hurd and Andrew Osmond is also
set in the 1970's but this novel is
hard to put down once you start.
It is a fast-paced, well-plotted
political novel set in England and
Rhodesia with lots of convincing
action.
Another book hard-to-put-down
for many people will be On Bor-
rowed Time; How World War II
Began, by Leonard Mosley. It
covers the events from the crisis
over the Sudetenland to the Anglo-
French declaration of war. A former
reporter, the author allows many
personal opinions to guide his judg-
ment but the basic story is well told.

Deadlines
Material intended for publica-
tion in the SPILLWAY should be
received in the Panama Canal
Press Office not later than Mon-
day afternoon of the week of
publication. Only urgent mate-
rial can be received and pro-
cessed for use the same week as
late as noon Tuesday. Mail mate-
rial to PANAMA CANAL SPILL-
WAY, Box M, Balboa Heights,
Canal Zone.

July 11, 1969

MEN
1st Lt. Richard Dennis Porrello,
of the Marine Corps, has been
awarded the Bronze Star with V
device for valor in Vietnam. Lieu-
tenant Porrello, who also holds the
Silver Star, was promoted recently
to his present rank at the U.S. Naval

Local Boy Scouts

Attend Jamboree

At Park in Idaho
A group of 30 Boy Scouts and
Explorers, representing all units of
the Canal Zone Council, BSA, have
left the Isthmus to attend the 7th
National Boy Scout Jamboree at
Farragut State Park in Idaho.
Their first stop was Charleston,
S.C., where billets were arranged
for them by the U.S. Air Force.
While in Charleston the scouts were
to visit Fort Sumter, the Citadel,
and other places of interest in the
area.
Riding a chartered bus, the scouts
are to visit many of the mayor cities
en route to their destination in
Idaho.
Among the boys taking part in
the Jamboree trip are: Albert Abadi,
Jack Barnhill, Hal Block, Steve
Bowen, Richard Davis, Mike Daw-
son, Louis Deckert, Larry Dodge,
Kevin Fay, John Fisher, John
Fleckenstien, Ken Fortner, Steve
Frith, Jim Gewin, Gregory Goguen,
Ralph Hepner, Ernest Howell,
Mike Roys, Jack Staples, Mike
Zakel, and Gregory Woodard.

IN

Hospital at St. Albans, N.Y., where
he is recuperating from wounds
sustained while on a search and

1st Lt. Richard Dennis P

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Lt. (jg.) Robert Porre

4 New Canal Pilots

Complete Training

Licenses as fully qualified Pan-
ama Canal pilots were presented to
four men who recently completed

Capt. Ray V. Hall

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Capt. William L. Keller

I

Capt. John L. Brophy

the:r terms as pilots-in-training.
They are Capt. Ray V. Hall, Capt.
William L. Keller, Capt. John L.
Brophy, and Capt. James D. Gil-
man.
Captain Hall, a native of Blue-
field, W. Va., attended Sheepshead
Bay Maritime School in New York,
the Ocean Navigation School in
New Orleans, and the Page Naviga-
tion School in New Orleans. He
received his master's license in 1966
and was with Lykes Bros. Steam-
ship Co. until he joined the Canal
organization.
Captain Keller was born in
Seattle, Wash., and served with the
Military Sea Transport Service in
the Pacific until he joined the Canal
as a pilot-in-training.
Captain Brophy, who comes from
Skowhegan, Maine, is a graduate of
the Maine Maritime Academy and
served in the U.S. Navy for 2 years.
He was with the U.S. Lines before
coming to the Canal.
Captain Gilman is from Santa
Monica, Calif., and is a graduate of
the U.S. Merchant Marine Acad-
emy. He served in the U.S. Navy
and was employed by the Lykes
Lines prior to being employed by
the Panama Canal.

Capt. James D. Gilman
Capt. James D. Gilman

destroy mission north of Da Nang.
He was evacuated first to a hospital
in Japan and then transferred to the
hospital in New York.
Lieutenant Porrello is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Porrello,
whose second son, Robert, Lt. (jg.)
in the Navy, is now en route to
Vietnam. Porrello is Canal Safety
Officer.
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Midshipman Gabriel Hernandez,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Her-
nindez of Panama, a first classman
at the U.S. Naval Academy was a
member of the crew of the Acad-
emy's Jubilee III, which participated
in the recent 473-mile yacht race
from Annapolis to Newport, R.I.
Jubilee, coming in 8th place, was
among the leading finishers in the
race in which 84 yachts started.
'orrello Midshipman HernAndez was on the
Jubilee in last year's race from New-
port to Bermuda and is presently
on the Jubilee in the Marblehead
to Halifax race which started July 6.
Mrs. Hernindez is a writer in the
Information Office.
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Richard James Patton, of the
1970 Class at the Texas Maritime
Academy, is one of 120 midshipmen
who recently departed from Galves-
ton, Tex., on the annual summer
training cruise aboard the TS Texas
Clipper. The cruise will include
Mobile, Ala.; Las Palmas, Canary
Islands; Barcelona, Spain; Piraeus,
Greece; Naples, Italy; Funchal,
Madeira Islands; New Orleans, La.;
and Port Arthur, Tex.
llo Midshipman.Patton, a 1966 grad-
uate of Balboa High School, is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Patton, of
Balboa. Patton is with the Police
Division.

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iTr' No!

The optimists were gathered at
one of the large tables during
coffeebreak yesterday reminiscing
about their experiences during the
July 4 weekend and checking their
calendars to see when they can look
forward to another long weekend.
On the Atlantic side, Gilbert
Sollas and John Urey are looking
forward to a rest after exhausting
themselves in organizing a very fine
program at Coco Solo July 4.

Joe Watson of the Engineering
and Construction Bureau would like
to pass along the word that the
graduating class of the Albert
-Einstein school in Panama City is
sponsoring a benefit performance of
the film, "Sweet Charity", with
proceeds'to go to the Panama Blood
Bank. For further information, call
Joe at Balboa 1228. (P.S.-He says
it's a great show.)

Midnight Sun Combo
To Play for Teens
The Midnight Sun Combo will
play tonight for the Lively Group
at the Balboa Teen Club from 7:30
to 11:30. Dress is sportswear.
The club is open during the sum-
mer months Monday through Thurs-
day from 1 to 5 p.m. and Monday
and Wednesday evenings from 7 to
10 p.m.

"Sir" and Band of Urchins

Trevor Simons, who is costarring as "Sir" in the Cristobal Little Theatre
play "The Roar of the Greasepaint; The Smell of the Crowd," leads a
band of urchins in a rousing chorus of one of the play's hit tunes. At his
left is Judy McLain, a Cristobal High School junior who plays the support-
ing role of "The Kid." This popular musical comedy that opened in
London to enthusiastic audiences and moved to greater success in New
York, opened July 10 in the Cristobal Little Theatre at France Field.
Curtain time is 8 p.m. for all performances except Saturday, July 12, when
it will start at 7:30 p.m. for the convenience of the Pacific side audience
that will arrive by train. The music for the show is being furnished by
the duo piano team of Doug McLain and Dianne Rhodes. Doug is a
graduate of Cristobal High School and will be a freshman at New Mexico
State this year. Dianne has studied music and voice at Mary Hardin, Baylor
College, and the University of Texas.

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Jackie Gold, the only girl in the
Railroad Division office on the
Pacific side, is asking for help in
locating props to be used in the
United Fund summer musical. Items
needed for the production of
"Showboat" include: An old sea-
captain's pipe, an old-fashioned
coffee grinder, a carpet bag of the
type used at the turn of the cen-
tury, and a rubber water pitcher.
If you have such a thing as a rubber
water pitcher, please call Jackie at
2-1889.

SOGGY DOUGHNUT AWARD:
To Frank Ostrander for "chicken-
ing out" and shaving off the tre-
mendous sideburns he grew while
on leave.

Everyone has heard of Snoopy
the beagle who flies a Sopwith
Camel into aerial combat against
the infamous Red Baron in the
Peanuts comic strip. But some-
where in Balboa there is a young
man who has the answer to Snoopy
and his antics in his pet Basset
hound. You can see him riding
through town on a Honda, with
the dog sitting majestically on the
forward part of the handle bars.
We didn't get the boy's name, but
we did ask the dog the reason for
his strange behavior. His answer:
"You meet the nicest people on a
Honda."

Friends who drop in at John and
Vicki Torman's apartment in Ancon
are taken aback by the paneling on
the living room walls. The wood
John used is made for long wear
and most of the dirt has been
brushed off, but their friends really
dig it-especially once they know
where it came from and why John
used it. Don't ask us any more
details, see Vicki ...
Al Carr is back on the golf course
after his hard year away at school
in Indiana. According to his bud-
dies, though, he's still a mean man
to beat on the putting green.
*
Old Confusion saying: "You can't
make a mountain out of a mole hill
-but they're a lot safer to climb."

National Guard Thanks
Canal Zone Police Div.
In a letter addressed to Caddis
Wall, Chief of the Canal Zone
Police Division, Lt. Col. Rub6n D.
Paredes, G-3 of the Office of the
Chief of Staff, Panama National
Guard, expressed the gratitude of
the National Guard for the services
rendered by Panama Canal divers
in the rescue of the body of a young
drowning victim in the Chame
River.
Colonel Paredes also extended
his personal thanks to all the units
who cooperated at the request for
divers.

CHS ROTC Announces
Leadership School
Students planning to attend the
Cristobal High School Reserve Offi-
cers Training Corps' annual leader-
ship school should report to the
Cristobal High School ROTC office
at 10 a.m. July 25. Attendance is
mandatory for those desiring to
attend leadership school.

THE PANAMA CANAL SPILLWAY

SERVICE

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July 11, 1969

Summer Recreation

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A group of children participating in the Summer
Recreation Program, now being conducted in the Canal
Zone by the Schools Division, display some of the work
they did in arts and crafts classes at the Los Rios Play
Shelter. Arts and crafts classes are an important part
of the summer program. These classes give children the
opportunity to excel and to express themselves without
regard to height, weight, and age requirements nor-

Derby

To Be

Hickham Avenue,
Chapel at Howard A
site of the 1969 Car
box Derby which
Saturday, July 19, at
car inspections will 1
A $500 Savings Bi
will be awarded to t
also will receive a fre
Ohio, where he will
All-American Soapb
$30,000 in college
Prizes will be given
third places also an
designed car, best cc
upholstered, and fo
the best brake system:
There will be a p
tion of all complete
Wednesday, July 16
to 12 noon at the Ae:
ing, No. 231, at Ho\
building is located
across from the comr
The inspection is
but is planned to gi
opportunity for a w
car and for having a
the construction of th
out so that correction
before race day.
Following the i
lunch, there will be
all Derby entrants,
they have complete<
complete certificate
prepare publicity,
questions concerning
This important aftE
will be held at the

mally associated with recreational activities. Although
classes began June 9, children who are eligible, and
are not presently participating, may still enroll and
take part in the activities which will continue until
August 8. Instructors for the program are seen in the
top row,'left to right: Mrs. Penelope Jones, supervisor;
and Bobbie Berger and Darlene Daley, assistants.

Car Inspection

Held Wednesday

adjacent to the Service Club, Building 709 at 1:30
.FB, will be the p.m. All boys are requested to bring
nal Zone Soap- their birth certificates or other proof
will be held, of date of birth, and their 1969
10 a.m. Racing Official Soapbox Derby Rule Book.
begin at 7 a.m. A showing of the film, Moving Up
ond and trophy to Derby Downs, is scheduled to be
he winner who shown if time permits.
,e trip to Akron, The deadline for registration for
compete in the the Derby is July 14 and registra-
box Derby for tion forms are still available at the
Scholarships. Special Service Office, Civil Affairs
for second and Building, Room 205 or at Building
d for the best 519, Fort Clayton. Sponsors for the
instructed, best race are the U.S. Army Forces
r the car with Southern Command and the Canal
m. Zone Government. Boys must be
Ire-race inspec- between the ages of 11 and 15 years
ed racing cars, and must be dependents of U.S.
, from 10 a.m. military personnel, U.S. civilian em-
rial Mail Build- ployees, or employees of the Pan-
ward AFB. The ama Canal (citizen and non-citizen).
at the airfield Contestants must design, con-
missary. struct, and drive their own racers
not mandatory although they may accept advice
ive entrants an from others. Official Derby wheels
ieigh-in of the may be obtained at cost at military
ny mistakes in craft shops and from the Canal
he racer pointed Special Services Office, telephone
ns can be made number 2-1663.

inspection and
Sa meeting of
whether or not
d their cars, to
es of entry,
and to answer
the race.
ernoon meeting
Howard AFB

CREDIT UNION
NEEDS PASSBOOKS
For the purpose of facilitating an
audit of the Balboa Federal Credit
Union No. 5849 Annex, Ancon
Laundry, the Supervisory Com-
mittee will appreciate members
turning in their passbooks for verifi-
cation.
The passbooks may be deposited
in special boxes located in the
Credit Union office.

One problem with political jokes
is that some get elected.
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The goal of the intelligent is learn-
ing to become more human.

"/Showboat"
(Continued from p. 1)
Tickets for the musical comedy
which has been called the best of
the century, and which will run
from July 18 to August 2, may be
obtained by calling Balboa 2844 or
Panama 62-4587 between 2 and
4 p.m. and 7 and 9 p.m. daily.
There will be no performances
Monday, July 21, and Monday,
July 28.
Opening night seats will be $4.
Tickets for other performances are
$2.50 for adults and a special rate
of $1.50 for children and enlisted
military personnel. The special rate
seats are on the sides of the audi-
torium. All seats in the center sec-
tion will be $2.50 after opening
night.
The first two seats for the delight-
ful "Showboat" have been reserved
for Mrs. Kathy Galuska, a teacher
at the Ancon Elementary School
who is vacationing in Europe and.
requested the tickets by post card
from London.

Newcomers Club To Hear

Talk by Travel Agent

Gordon Dalton of the Dalton
Travel Agency will be the guest
speaker at the monthly business
meeting of the Atlantic Area New-
comers Club to be held at the Parish
Hall in Margarita July 24 at 1 p.m.
Dalton will speak on the tours
available to members of the New-
comers Club in the Panama area.

Dale Carnegie Preview

The public is invited to a free,
preview meeting of the Dale Car-
negie course 2 p.m., Saturday,
July 19, at training center in the
Cristobal Police Station. For addi-
tional information, call Cristobal
2430.

Administrative Services
In an article concerning awards
which appeared in the July 3 issue
of SPILLWAY, the divisional listing
showed the Administrative Services
Division as a unit of the Engineer-
ing and Construction Bureau. The
Administrative Services Division is
not part of the Engineering and
Construction Bureau.

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continue their development through
self-study during their journeyman
years.
In speaking of the future of the
apprentice program, Colonel Hart-
line said, "During the next 5 to
10 years, we expect the program to
be further expanded. The expansion
will be geared to meet an increasing
portion of our projected losses in
the key-crafts resulting from retire-
ments and other reasons.
"The incoming class for July
1969 numbers approximately 112
apprentices. Eighty-four have been
appointed by the Panama Canal
organization and the remainder by
the U.S. Army Southern Command.
This represents the largest incoming
class in the history of the appren-
tice program and reflects the ex-
pansion concept previously men-
tioned."
The announcement of graduates
was by Dr. Daniel J. Paolucci,
Deputy Personnel Director (Staff),
and the graduation certificates were
presented for the respective Canal
bureaus and for the U.S. Army
Southern Command by: Capt.
Ernest B. Rainier, Acting Director,
Marine Bureau; Capt. Axton T.
Jones, Director, Transportation Ter-
minals Bureau; Ernest W. Zelnick,
Acting Director, Engineering and
Construction Bureau; and Col.
Henry Boswell, Jr., Assistant Chief
of Staff, G-4 USARSO. Special
awards for the Army were an-
nounced by Marshall Passman,
Civilian Personnel Apprentice Su-
pervisor, USARSO. Dr. Paolucci,
announced the names of the Canal
Outstanding Performance awards
winners. These were presented by
Colonel Hartline.
Members of the Industrial Train-
ing Staff attending the ceremony
included Willard E. Percy, chief;
Carroll B. Robertson, Allen L.
Blaney, Ralph E. Farnsworth, and
Ricardo Varela, instructors; and
Mrs. Mildred Morrill, administra-
tive officer.
Alfred J. Graham, Labor Repre-
sentative Industrial Training Com-
mittee; Edward Womble, secretary,
CLU-MTC; Carl O. Riggs, Jr.,
assistant chief, Industrial Division;
and Cyrus B. Field, production
manager, Industrial Division; were
also present for the ceremony.
Bureau Recipients
Marine Bureau-Capt. Ernest B.
Rainier, Acting Director, assisted by
Maurice B. Nickel, Chief, Indus-
trial Division, to: George W.
Bovell, Jr., shipwright; Robert S.
Gill, machinist; Richard A. McFar-

A new garbage truck, left, one of many recently
introduced into the Canal Zone, rumbles past an older
version. The new truck is part of a $250,000 garbage
and trash improvement program in the Canal Zone.
Through the use of hydraulic lifts on the front of the
truck, containers are raised and emptied into the truck
cavity. This new technique greatly reduces injury risk
for workmen who no longer must stand on the rear of

the truck platform while the vehicle is in motion. Also,
the workmen's hands are not exposed to injury by the
machinery which the old trucks use to chew up the
refuse, as shown on the right. The reduction of a five-
man crew on the old trucks to a two-man crew on the
new trucks will permit the Community Services Divi-
sion to absorb a great increase in work loads with a
minimum number of new employees.